William Fry has appointed a new head of pensions, taking partner Ian Devlin from Eversheds Sutherland. Devlin had been at the Dublin office of Eversheds for 18 years, having trained at the firm at the turn of the Millennium. At Eversheds, he advised employers, pension scheme trustees and pension providers on pension issues. He was formerly […]

Two defendants facing modern slavery charges at Derby Crown Court are being represented by barristers Talbir Singh and Tom Schofield of No5 Barristers’ Chambers. A total of 11 people from the same family are on trial following anti-slavery raids at a series of addresses in Derby in September last year. It is alleged they secured […]

Gowling WLG advises in the dynamic subsidy-free renewable energy market by supporting Brockwell Energy, Hargreaves Services’ renewable energy division, upon its disposal. A range of experts from international law firm, Gowling WLG, has advised Brockwell Energy Limited on its spin-out by Hargreaves Services PLC for initial gross proceeds of £21 million. A further £2 million […]

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By Kieran Laird On 7 November 2018, the UK NCP issued its Initial Assessment of a complaint from the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) against HPower Group Limited (HPG), which organises events worldwide, and two other multinational enterprises (MNEs). The complaint alleged that the companies had acted inconsistently with the OECD Guidelines (the Guidelines) […]

By Gordon Harris, Paul Inman The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in the Warner-Lambert v Generics & Actavis case. In short, Warner-Lambert lost. The case concerned Warner-Lambert’s patent, which claimed in ‘Swiss form’ the use of a molecule called ‘pregabalin’ for the treatment of pain, in particular ‘neuropathic pain’. The majority in the Supreme […]

By Quin Gilbert-Walters, Ian Macdonald On Sept. 27, the Competition Bureau and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) announced the revised Immunity and Leniency Programs to enhance the Bureau’s ability to detect, investigate, and prosecute anti-competitive conduct that violates the provisions of the Competition Act and the Criminal Code. The Programs provide incentives for parties who […]

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By Anke Holtland Yesterday, the Amsterdam District Court ruled in summary proceedings that the Museum Map Foundation must provide data to the tax authorities on museum visits by one specific museum card holder. What was going on? The Tax and Customs Administration demanded the information about museum visits from one specific museum card holder for the period 2014 to […]

By Joost Dibbits On 5 November 2018, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Flanders Department of Economics, Science and Innovation entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on personalised medicine. The parties to the memorandum refer to the definition of personalised medicine used by the Council of the EU (2015/C 421/03): […]

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William Fry has appointed a new head of pensions, taking partner Ian Devlin from Eversheds Sutherland. Devlin had been at the Dublin office of Eversheds for 18 years, having trained at the firm at the turn of the Millennium. At Eversheds, he advised employers, pension scheme trustees and pension providers on pension issues. He was formerly […]

Two defendants facing modern slavery charges at Derby Crown Court are being represented by barristers Talbir Singh and Tom Schofield of No5 Barristers’ Chambers. A total of 11 people from the same family are on trial following anti-slavery raids at a series of addresses in Derby in September last year. It is alleged they secured […]

Gowling WLG advises in the dynamic subsidy-free renewable energy market by supporting Brockwell Energy, Hargreaves Services’ renewable energy division, upon its disposal. A range of experts from international law firm, Gowling WLG, has advised Brockwell Energy Limited on its spin-out by Hargreaves Services PLC for initial gross proceeds of £21 million. A further £2 million […]

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